What 𗇛 means
A Tangut–Chinese dictionary glosses 𗇛 as “earthworm.” It indexes the entry as L4856 and gives the scholarly reconstructed reading in the transcription tjij.
Tangut writing began as Western Xia state writing under the first emperor around 1036, created to record the Tangut language. It also appears in official, private, and religious texts, including Buddhist works and printing from the Yuan dynasty. A manuscript index adds a Tibetan phonetic gloss—a note showing how the word sounded—to this entry.
How do I type 𗇛?
Hexadecimal Unicode input works in some apps. On GNOME/GTK Linux, press CtrlShiftU, enter 171DB, then press Enter. In Microsoft Word or Outlook, enter 171DB, select those digits, and press AltX; support varies by app.
Why does 𗇛 look like a box?
The current font may not include Tangut characters. Unicode identifies the character; fonts determine its visible design. A font without Tangut coverage may show a box, while fonts that support Tangut can draw the same character differently.
Who writes 𗇛
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗇛 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗇛
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- earthworm · worm · tjij · L4856 · Xixia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗇛\171DBCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.